The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

VIM. R. McKeen, president Of the Vandalia, is
in the city
The c.. b. & D. lines earned the first week in
January $49.531 an increase over earnings the
corresponding week in 1886 Of s.. $50.
I. M. Deal has been appointed superintendent
OF the Nissisqroi Valley road, extending from
St. Adams, VT, to Richford. He was formerly
general freight and passenger agent.
=. r. Huntington, the railroad king, said the
othe. day: ~ never fight for the control of
road. make sure of the possession of 81 per
cent of the stock, and then am master of the
situation"
1t is stated that John S. Good will soon hand
In bis resignation as superintendent of machin-
cry for the Philadelphia & Reading Railro ad
Company and engage in the manufacturing bust
ness with John E. Wootten
It's highly complimentary to the management
OF the Ohio Southern road that Notwithstanding
the burning Of their round house and six loco
motives and their shops the traffic of the road
mas been moved without interruption.
Passenger business continues discouragingly
| llght, and why it is SO the oldest passenger men
| are unable to give good reason. This remark
appiles to both through and local travel and the
mlloer weather does not seem to improve things
The c., l., ST. l.. & G. is experiencing another
| freight boom. Every day this week-Sunday in
cluded-an average Of !, 100 loaded cars have
| been moved on the system. Yesterday the COM
| pany pressed several of their passenger engines
into freight service
| On the 1st of next month the United Telegraph
INES Will remove from their present room on
| North Meridian street to the room on South Me-
rldlan street south of the rooms occupied by the
D. 81 y. Kankakee Dispatch. the room which is
| now occupied as BARRIERS shop.
Since the first of the year the Union-line has
been behaving very honorable in the matter of
| MAINTAINING rates, and grain men who were not
| on the inside are concentrating themselves that
grain loaded in Union-line cars is worth no more
than in cars of competing lines.
G. S. Sutton. chief clerk in the auditors de-
partment Of the New York & New England, has
resigned his position to accept another position
in railroad Office in Chicago. His fellow-em
| ployes have testified their regard in the presen-
tation Of handsome gold watch and pendant.
The rumor is revived that the Mackey syndi-
cate is to get control of the Louisville, Evans
vile & st. Louis Airline. Should the pro-
| gramme be carried out this road would be
worked In part as link between the Peoria, De-
catur % Evansville and the Chesapeake s. Ohio
lines.
Commissioner Doherty, of the indianapolis
east-bonnd pool, and General Manager Noonan.
OF the b. & q. Kankakee Despatch, returned
from Chicago last evening. They report that
everybody at that point is strictly maintaining
rates, notwithstanding the rumors to the con-
trary.
That portion of the st. Louis. Arkansas &
Texas railroad between Texarkana Ark. and
Galesvils, Tex, distance Of 305 miles, was
changed on Wednesday, from narrow to stand
ard gauge. The entire length of the road from
Cairo to Galesvlle, $50 miles, is DOW standard
gauge.
II is stated as being quite probable that at the
meeting of the Central Traffic Association nex4
week reduction of east-bound rates to the basis
| OF 70 cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to New
i a
movements in that direction, so sharply has east
bound grain traffic dropped off.
For the year 1886 the tonnage of grain, -four
and provisions from Chicago was ], 473 9S8 tons,
against 2, Ats, TAG tons in 1885, decrease Of 1,
o0l, 75S tons. The three Vanderbilt lines de-
creased from A. 5 to 49, per cent; the two Penn
sylvania lines from 90 to 26 8 per cent; the
i Baltimore & Ohio Grand Trunk and Chicago &
Atlantic make small gains
The skies are certainly frightening for the
! Lake Erie e. Western road The new bonds have
5 all been sold at 9Sa cents the dollar, and the
friends OF the road are putting up money Il
place the road-bed and equipments in good phys
. ical condition, and the new management tax.
! hold OF the property unaer more favorable cir
cumstances than has any former management
Some foolish fellows in the East are still buy
2 | ing the common stock of the collapsed Toledo
2 Cincinnati & St, Louis road, notwithstanding
the fact that the financial papers of the East sa,
y that the common stock has no status either il
> law or fact at the present time; but if the re
! organized lines become very prosperous again il
the aim, distant future. the old stock may hav
, a fighting chance in the Ohio courts.
d At sale Of unclaimed articles at Pennsyl
s vania railroad office. one bidder bought GOO
Il sewing machine for 81 % A man bought a GOO
# overcoat for % cents. One package was foun,
a to be full of baby nlittens. If the thoughtles
y owners of the articles had INQUIRED for thej
possessions before the sale, there would not hav
l. resulted the apparent give away of wares. As
rule, one is fortunate. in the place Of losing, VIII
leaves articles in steam cars.
The Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis All
line has got its equipments in good shape, an
now the management will turn their attention
to improving the road-bed, more especially tn
o bridges and trestles, which are numerous o.
81 this road. A new bridge over the Wabash rive
at Mount Carmel will be completed by the Is
al of May. and number of other importan
If bridges. now built of wood, are to be replace
n this season by iron structures.
Vice-president Waite. of the c., Fl. & D. line,
Is Is quoted saying that the company woul
Is build from Richmond to Marion via Muncie A
8, Marion connection would be made with the Cir
n cinnati Wabash & Michigan, and at Wabas
d connection would be made with the Chicago 1
Atlantic for Chicago Mr.. Waite states turtle
Ia that he has instructions to procure the right o
It way as soon as possible. BY the proposed rout
70 the distance from Cincinnati to Chicago woul
n be cut down to 1893 miles,
10 The Indianapolis Rolling mill Company begi
IS the new year under more favorable circum
Stances thdn any year OF the last Six. In q FEY
n weeks the new mill will be turning out firstclas
"A steel rails, and will, from our own roads, get al
= the business they can handle. At the recent ar
r nual meeting Aquila Jones elected prosiden
% of the company for the seventeenth time; S. "
20 Morgan, beside carrying the title of secretary
IS to be general superintendent, and job
Thomas continues as treasurer.
"a One of the patent Baker heaters in use on on
N of the Woodruff cars running between Peori
" and Columbus over the l., b. & W., night b,
: fore last. when standing In shed at Peoria, 81
4 ploded, portion of the heater going out throug
the roof OF the car, and also through the roof
"a the shed. doing no other damage. It is state
a that the heater had not received proper after
"a ton, and the pressure great that it cause
the accident, which is the first of this characte